"There is a difference between grace and mercy. Mercy is the decision of God not to punish us. But grace is the decision of God to save and bless us."

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Not the least of the hardships to which the dying are subject is the visitation of their loved ones. The poor darlings, God bless them, may feel every impulse to condole and console, but their primary sensation is nonetheless one of embarrassment in the presence of the unspeakable and a guilty gratitude that it is not yet their fate.

— Louis Auchincloss